Google Rivals Want EU Lawmakers to Act via New Tech Rules

Google Rivals Want EU Lawmakers to Act via New Tech Rules
The Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken on July 13, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
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BRUSSELS—DuckDuckGo and three other search engine rivals to Google on Thursday urged EU lawmakers to take action against the Alphabet Inc.’s unit via new tech rules, saying they have yet to see positive results from an antitrust ruling against Google Inc.

The European Commission in 2018 levied a record 4.24- billion-euro ($5 billion) fine on Google for unfairly using Android to cement the dominance of its search engine and ordered it to ensure a level playing field for rivals.